Hurricane Ian nears Cuba, strengthens to Category 3 as it targets Florida
strengthened to maximum sustained winds of 125 mph as the storm slammed Cuba's western tip, where authorities evacuated 50,000 people.
Cuba's western tip was lashed by the storm's rain and winds. Officials in the country's Pinar del Rio province set up 55 shelters, brought in emergency personnel and made efforts to protect crops as the region prepared for Ian's landfall. The storm will not remain over Cuba but will slow down over the Gulf of Mexico, as it becomes wider and stronger.
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